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נֶ֫פֶשׁ

ne.pheshH5315

soul

Used 754 times in the tagged text.

H5315G · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

H5315H · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: life

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

H5315I · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: myself

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

H5315J · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: person

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

H5315K · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: animal

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

H5315L · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: appetite

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

H5315M · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: dead

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

H5315N · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: neck

What it means

  • soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
  • 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
  • 1b) living being
  • 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
  • 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
  • 1e) seat of the appetites
  • 1f) seat of emotions and passions
  • 1g) activity of mind
  • 1g1) uncertain
  • 1h) activity of the will
  • 1h1) uncertain
  • 1i) activity of the character
  • 1i1) uncertain

Same idea, other words · Spirit, breath and soul

In both languages the word for spirit also means breath or wind, and the word for soul can mean life itself. Translators have to choose; readers should know there is a choice.

Where it appears

  • Genesis43
  • Exodus17
  • Leviticus60
  • Numbers50
  • Deuteronomy35
  • Joshua16
  • Judges10
  • Ruth1
  • 1 Samuel34
  • 2 Samuel17
  • 1 Kings23
  • 2 Kings15
  • 1 Chronicles5
  • 2 Chronicles4
  • Esther6
  • Job35
  • Psalms144
  • Proverbs56
  • Ecclesiastes7
  • Song of Songs7
  • Isaiah34
  • Jeremiah62
  • Lamentations12
  • Ezekiel42
  • Hosea2
  • Amos3
  • Jonah5
  • Micah3
  • Habakkuk3
  • Haggai1
  • Zechariah2

Every use · 451–500 of 754 · BSB

  1. Psalms 74:19נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] life of

    Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

  2. Psalms 77:2נַפְשִֽׁיself my

    In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

  3. Psalms 78:18לְנַפְשָֽׁםfor selves their

    They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

  4. Psalms 78:50נַפְשָׁ֑םlife their

    He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.

  5. Psalms 84:2נַפְשִׁי֮being my

    My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

  6. Psalms 86:2נַפְשִׁי֮life my

    Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

  7. Psalms 86:4נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] self of

    Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

  8. Psalms 86:4נַפְשִׁ֥יbeing my

    Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

  9. Psalms 86:13נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יlife my

    For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

  10. Psalms 86:14נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.

  11. Psalms 88:3נַפְשִׁ֑יbeing my

    For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

  12. Psalms 88:14נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?

  13. Psalms 89:48נַפְשׁ֖וֹlife his

    What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

  14. Psalms 94:17נַפְשִֽׁיself my

    Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

  15. Psalms 94:19נַפְשִֽׁיself my

    When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

  16. Psalms 94:21נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] life of

    They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

  17. Psalms 97:10נַפְשׁ֣וֹת[the] lives of

    Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

  18. Psalms 103:1נַ֭פְשִׁיO soul my

    Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.

  19. Psalms 103:2נַ֭פְשִׁיO soul my

    Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

  20. Psalms 103:22נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יO self my

    Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!

  21. Psalms 104:1נַפְשִׁ֗יO self my

    Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

  22. Psalms 104:35נַ֭פְשִׁיO self my

    May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

  23. Psalms 105:18נַפְשֽׁוֹneck his

    They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,

  24. Psalms 105:22בְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹin will his

    to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

  25. Psalms 106:15בְּנַפְשָֽׁםon self their

    So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

  26. Psalms 107:5נַ֝פְשָׁ֗םlife their

    They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

  27. Psalms 107:9נֶ֣פֶשׁa throat

    For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

  28. Psalms 107:9וְנֶ֥פֶשׁand a throat

    For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

  29. Psalms 107:18נַפְשָׁ֑םthroat their

    They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

  30. Psalms 107:26נַ֝פְשָׁ֗םsoul their

    They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

  31. Psalms 109:20נַפְשִֽׁיself my

    May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.

  32. Psalms 109:31נַפְשֽׁוֹ<of> self his

    For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.

  33. Psalms 116:4נַפְשִֽׁיlife my

    Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

  34. Psalms 116:7נַ֭פְשִׁיO self my

    Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

  35. Psalms 116:8נַפְשִׁ֗יlife my

    For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

  36. Psalms 119:20נַפְשִׁ֣יself my

    My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

  37. Psalms 119:25נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.

  38. Psalms 119:28נַ֭פְשִׁיself my

    My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.

  39. Psalms 119:81נַפְשִׁ֑יbeing my

    My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

  40. Psalms 119:109נַפְשִׁ֣יlife my

    I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.

  41. Psalms 119:129נַפְשִֽׁיself my

    Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.

  42. Psalms 119:167נַ֭פְשִׁיself my

    I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.

  43. Psalms 119:175נַ֭פְשִׁיself my

    Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.

  44. Psalms 120:2נַ֭פְשִׁיself my

    Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

  45. Psalms 120:6נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

  46. Psalms 121:7נַפְשֶֽׁךָlife your

    The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.

  47. Psalms 123:4נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּself our

    We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

  48. Psalms 124:4נַפְשֵֽׁנוּself our

    then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

  49. Psalms 124:5נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּself our

    then the raging waters would have swept us away.

  50. Psalms 124:7נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּself our

    We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

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